An Eric Bailly personal intention and Bernardo Silva's strike before half of-time gave Manchester City a 2-zero win over metropolis opponents United at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides had opportunities in front of purpose inside the early degrees, although it became City who broke the impasse. Just seven minutes into court cases, the early stress instructed as Joao Cancelo's low driven pass turned into turned into his very own net by Bailly.
Pep Guardiola's men knocked on the door at some point of the primary half of, and subsequently doubled their benefit just before the c programming language. Cancelo's in-swinging cross drifted thru the area without any response from the United again line, and Bernardo Silva swooped in on the some distance put up to poke domestic from a slim attitude.
United reacted following the smash, even though City soon regained manage of the healthy and never appeared like relinquishing their grip on the derby. Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and John Stones all had first rate opportunities of adding a 3rd, but Guardiola's side have been extra than glad to settle for a 2-0 win.
The victory movements the Cityzens onto 23 factors, six clear of United. Now, let's see how the players rated within the derby...
David De Gea (GK) - 6/10 - Had no threat with the first and pulled out some wonderful saves in the first half of - the hosts may want to've been 4 or 5 down by way of the spoil - however simply have to have saved Silva's strike out. Eric Bailly (CB) - five/10 - Really terrible positionally and rash for the opening aim. Drove out of defence nicely at times, however became hooked off at half of-time as United changed shape. Victor Lindelof (CB) - 5/10 - Registered some clearances however became typically slow to react to threat in his very own penalty location. Harry Maguire (CB) - 5/10 - Generally looked sturdy aerially and held corporation to threaded balls within the channel. Didn't react to Cancelo's cross for the second one, however.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (RWB) - 2/10 - Was virtually surprising, letting runners thru at will, failing to press safely and simply no longer doing the fundamentals proper. Scott McTominay (CM) - five/10 - Managed to interrupt up play and disrupt City's drift once in a while, but was predictably overrun and ruled in the centre. Fred (CM) - 5/10 - Tenacious and industrious, but clearly had no hazard of having a grip in midfield with City's movement and overloads. Bruno Fernandes (CM) - 4/10 - So susceptible defensively - significantly failing to close down Cancelo as he crossed for the opener. Never were given a preserve of the sport and failed to steer complaints with his usual creativity. Luke Shaw (LWB) - three/10 - Really negative defending to permit the ball sail beyond him with Silva in the back of him in the build up to City's 2d. Never checked out the races.
Mason Greenwood (ST) - five/10 - Sporadically brighter when moved out huge for the second one 1/2, searching extra cushty jogging at once at his competition and City's box, despite the fact that couldn't find a decisive moment. Cristiano Ronaldo (ST) - 5/10 - Forced Ederson into a pointy save with a nicely-struck volley inside the first half of. Really not tons extra to document, but.
Jadon Sancho (LW) - five/10 - Helped widen United's shape and assert some sort of manage however that was virtually due to his role, now not anything he did. Marcus Rashford (RW) - 5/10 Alex Telles (LB) - 6/10 Donny Van De Beek (CM) - 6/10
Ederson (GK) - 6/10 - Forced into an awesome stop from Ronaldo inside the first half of, however not actually examined in any other case. Kyle Walker (RB) - 7/10 - Very immune to United's occasionally promising tries at counter-attacking, continually staying alert and making 5 ball recoveries. John Stones (CB) - 6/10 - Didn't have all that lots to do defensively however become progressive and measured on the the front foot, generating some fine switch of plays to Cancelo mainly. Ruben Dias (CB) - 6/10 - Typically composed on the lower back foot, searching strong and unphased in the face of danger. Joao Cancelo (LB) - 8/10 - Constantly seemed risky whilst getting ahead and attempting to unfold play from left-lower back, forcing the early opener with an amazing cross and developing the second with a delicious transport.
